Habitual Sadness

Habitual Sadness (1997)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1997-08-23
  • User Rating: 5/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 11min
  • Language: 한국어/조선말
  • Production Company: Docu-Factory Vista
  • Production Country: South Korea
  • Director: Byun Young-joo
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Summary

The story of the women at the "House of Sharing" continues. Old women who share a common bond lead a peaceful life in the countryside, raising vegetables, chickens and painting pictures. They are no different from the elderly women we see every day. But they are all scarred by pain and sorrow from their collective history of being comfort women during World War 2. They became subject to prejudice in their own homeland after their return to Korea. It is painful for them to watch other peoples' children and grandchildren, and they feel rage when the Japanese government tries to cover up the unspeakable crimes they committed against them. The film asks us to remember what these women sacrificed and the shame and misery they faced even as these individuals pass away often forgotten by their own people.

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Editing Nam Na-young Assistant Editor
Sound Chang Ho-jun Sound
Directing Chang Ho-jun Assistant Director
Editing Park Gok-ji Editor
Production Shin Myoung-hwa Producer
Camera Kim Yong-taek Director of Photography
Directing Byun Young-joo Director
Production Byun Young-joo Producer

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